General Special Education at University of Miami

Every general special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teaching students with disabilities program at University of Miami stacks up to those at other schools.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

U Miami General Special Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

U Miami General Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at U Miami

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at University of Miami.

U Miami General Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in teaching students with disabilities from U Miami. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in teaching students with disabilities each year. U Miami does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the teaching students with disabilities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Miami with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Special Education Teachers	7,310	$51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,020	$60,720
Special Education Professors	4,660	$55,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,490	$55,050
Special Education Preschool Teachers	1,230	$50,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.